• Hasselt Jenever Festival

    Hasselt Jenever Festival 2026, Belgium

    Hasselt Hasselt, Belgium

    The third weekend in October sees the Flemish city of Hasselt spring to life for its jenever festival. In 2026, the Hasselt Jenever Festival will be on 17 and 18

    Free

  • Day of the Dead Festival, Mexico 2026

    Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico

    Many people associate the Day of the Dead Festival with Mexico, but actually it is an equally important part of the culture of Guatemala (on 1 November) and El Salvador,

    Free
  • Christkindlmarket Chicago

    Christmas Village Festival 2026, Birmingham, USA

    Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC), 2100 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N, Birmingham, AL 35203 Birmingham, Alabama, USA

    Running at the BJCC, Birmingham’s Christmas Village Festival is the state’s headline indoor festive market. Hundreds of artisans and boutique vendors fill the exhibition halls with Christmas décor, toys, clothing,

    Free
  • Diwali Festival Festivals in October

    Diwali 2026 (Deewali), Festival of Lights, India

    Various Birmingham, United Kingdom

    What do you do when you return home after having been exiled for 14 years? You heave a sigh of relief and celebrate. That’s what happens during Diwali (also called Deepavali)

    Free
  • Independence Day of Cambodia Things to do in Phnom Penh Independence Monument

    Independence Day of Cambodia 2026

    Cambodia , Cambodia

    Independence Day of Cambodia is held each year on 9 November. It is a public holiday. Cambodia was under French rule for 90 years, and 9 November officially marks the

    Free
  • Festivals in November Cambodia Water Festival in Phnom Penh

    Cambodia Water Festival 2026 Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh Riverside Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    This year the Cambodia Water Festival, or Bon Om Touk to give its Khmer name, falls on 23 to 25 November. For three days watch as Phnom Penh’s riverside explodes

    Free

  • Moshoeshoe Day Celebrations

    Moshoeshoe Day Celebrations, Lesotho

    Thaba Bosiu , Lesotho

    Moshoeshoe Day Celebrations in Lesotho honour King Moshoeshoe I, the founding father of the Basotho nation. The day bursts with cultural pride, traditional dances, parades and heartfelt tributes. On 11

  • Dunmow Flitch of Bacon

    Dunmow Flitch Trials 2028, Essex, UK

    Taberds Ley Great Dunmow, Essex, United Kingdom

    Few of the many festivals in the UK are steeped in a history as long as the Dunmow Flitch Trials. Held every leap year, in Great Dunmow Essex, the trials are valid for any married couple

    £12 – £22